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PoliticsJOE Podcast
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.
Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.
So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us.
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Episodes
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Reform want a deal with the Taliban
Ed returns to the podcast as a citizen, joining Oli and Ava to discuss Reform's new migration plan. Announced yesterday by Nigel and Zia, the plan would see…
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Is the St. George's Cross racist?
English and British flags are popping up all over the country. Seán, an Irishman, and Laura, a Scot, discuss who's flying these flags, why, and what they have…
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I am witnessing a man-made famine in Gaza. Israel must be stopped
Tess Ingram is UNICEF's spokesperson in Gaza. She spoke to us following the IPC report declaring famine in Gaza City. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Why the Epping hotel anger is misplaced (with Jovan Owusu-Nepaul)
Former Labour candidate for Clacton, activist, and podcaster Jovan Owusu-Nepaul joins Ava and Laura at JOETowers to break down the fallout over the injunction…
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Epping hotel blocked from housing asylum seekers
It's planning laws all the way down. Ed, Oli, and Ava break down the interim injunction that will stop Epping's Bell Hotel from accommodating asylum seekers…
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Zelenskyy's Conversations with Friends
Dudes rock no more. Seán and Laura wrestle back control of the studio to talk Sally Rooney and the Ukraine summit. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Trump and Zelenskyy Showdown
The dudes that rock are back. After kicking down the studio door, Ed and Oli chew the fat over the showdown at the whitehouse, what constitutes a genocide, and…
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Holocaust survivor destroys Israel and Keir Starmer
Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos joins us in the studio to deliver a searing critique of Israel’s actions in Gaza, Keir Starmer’s leadership, and the UK’s…
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My family is trapped in Gaza. Israel must be stopped | Humza Yousaf interview
Today we are joined by former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf to discuss the unfolding atrocities in Gaza, and how his family have been directly affected…
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The truth about asylum hotel protests
Laura was on the ground at the asylum hotel protest in Canary Wharf yesterday, and returns to tell Seán all about it. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Journalists murdered by Israel
Ed, Ava, and Oli discuss the latest in Gaza, as well as the Palestine Action arrests this weekend. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Adam Curtis interview | SHIFTY: The unauthorised sixth episode
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The Bonnie Blue interview
Entrepreneur Bonnie Blue came by JOETowers this week to chat about her new doc on Channel 4, 1000 Men and Me. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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How football became a toy for authoritarian regimes | Joey D'Urso interview
Journalist and author Joey D’Urso joins Oli to unpack the big questions facing modern football, and discuss his new book More Than a Shirt: How Football Shirts…
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EXPLAINED: Belfast's Drag Queen Storytime row (with Divina de Campo)
Ava is joined on today's episode by Conor Clark of Gay Star News and renowned drag queen Davina de Campo to discuss the clash between Belfast Communities…
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Is Sydney Sweeney a fascist?
How's the head? After last night's live show, Seán and Laura wade bravely into the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle discourse. They break down the ad's backlash…
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Debriefing Bonnie Blue with Jacob Hawley
Jacob Hawley of the Screen Rot Podcast joins us at JOETowers to unpack last week's interview with Bonnie Blue. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Are digital IDs coming?
Happy Monday. This morning Ed, Ava, and Oli reunite to debrief Bonnie Blue, talk digital IDs, and further unpack the Online Safety Act. Subscribe to How to…
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Reform humiliate Labour on draconian free speech crackdown
Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf came by the PoliticsJOE studio this week to chat to us about Labour's roll out of the Online Safety Bill. Subscribe to How to…
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PolJOE v Next Gen Tories
In the yellow and green corner, Ava and Oli. In the blue corner, Tom Tugendhat MP and James Cowling of Next Gen Tories. The two slides clash and debate…
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Peter Kyle says Nigel Farage is on Savile's side
Labour Tech Secretary Peter Kyle had some choice words for Nigel Farage, saying he is on the side of 'people like Jimmy Savile'. Ed and Ava break down his…
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Donald Trump has a change of heart on Palestine
Today Seán and Laura reunite to chew the cud on Donald Trump's summer holiday in Scotland, where he sat down with Ursula Von Der Leyen and Keir Starmer to…
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Going deep on the Online Safety Act
It's Monday morning. Oli and Ava chat about the Online Safety Act, child protection, and all types of graphic materials. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain…
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Inside the dark world of Elon Musk's empire | Sönke Iwersen interview
Head of Investigative research at Handelsblatt Sönke Iwersen came by JOE Towers this week on the release of his and Michael Verfürden's book The Tesla Files…
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Why are men so bloody lonely? (with polling expert)
Richie Jones of Ipsos joins Ed and Oli to chat about exclusive new polling that sheds light on the male loneliness epidemic. Are the headlines right? Where are…
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Tory reshuffle and the Epstein files
Oli and Ed break down Kemi Badenoch's latest chess move (a minor cabinet reshuffle) and ask why Donald Trump won't just release the Epstein files already…
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Who will 16 year olds vote for?
UK Director of More in Common Luke Tryl joins Laura to dive into voting at 16 and how it might impact future elections. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain…
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Starmer's Labour: No place for Diane Abbott
Oli was on Newsnight. Ed was on holiday. The pair reunite to talk Diane Abbott, the Labour rebels, and far-right activity in Epping. Subscribe to How to…
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I worked in a SEND school. This is what it's like | Jack Beaumont
Oli and Ava are joined by South-East Londoner, journalist, and teacher-in-training Jack Beaumont to hear about his experience working in a SEND school ahead of…
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Are steroids ruining young men?
Happy Thursday. Ava is joined by JOE's national reporter Tom Usher to talk steroids, body image, and men's mental health. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain…
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EMERGENCY POD: Keir Starmer's shock purge of leftwing Labour MPs
On the eve of parliamentary recess, Keir Starmer has just purged his party. Ava and Laura report and react to the news as it unfolds. Subscribe to How to…
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Last PMQs reaction of the season
Ed, Oli, and Ava sit down to react to the final PMQs before parliament enters recess. Kemi and Keir's last dance, if you will. Subscribe to How to Rebuild…
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Make officials lying illegal | Ian Byrne interview
Ava is joined by MP for Liverpool West Derby Ian Byrne to talk about the Hillsborough Law, which was blocked in parliament last week. He also speaks to his…
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Ban the Royals from Wimbledon, and is Reform lying?
It's Monday morning. Oli and Ava talk Wimbledon, Donald Tusk's dinner, and Ed Miliband reminding the Commons that climate change exists. All this and Mapgate…
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I have been to Gaza. This is what I saw | James Elder interview
James Elder is global spokesperson for UNICEF. He came by the studio to speak to us about what he has seen on the ground in Gaza since Israel's violent…
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I will unite the British left. This is how | Zack Polanski interview
Green leader candidate and self-declared eco-populist Zack Polanski joins us to talk wealth taxes, a new direction for the Greens, and how he can beat Farage…
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PMQs reaction
In today's PMQs analysis Ava and Oli debut their new segment: Lickarse of the Week. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Wealth tax, definitely maybe?
Ed, Oli, and Seán chat about a wealth tax, but they also just chat. How will Rachel Reeves fill the newest hole in government finances? Is a seal a bird?…
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Reform MP flames out and Zarah + Jez against the world (?)
It's Monday morning. Another Reform scandal, another party on the left. Oli and Ed discuss. (0:00:00) PoliticsJOE Premium (0:00:47) Start (0:02:00) Gigs chat…
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Another round: Ruchir Sharma: Why capitalism doesn't work
Global investor and author Ruchir Sharma joins us to unpack the core arguments from his latest book, What Went Wrong With Capitalism. Drawing on decades of…
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Reacting to Channel4's Gaza documentary
Today Ava and Seán react to the Gaza documentary the BBC refused to publish. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain…
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Rachel Reeves cries at PMQs | Analysis with Marc Jennings
Ed and Ava are joined by comedian and fellow Scot Marc Jennings to discuss today's blockbuster PMQs, which saw Rachel Reeves cry and Starmer struggle to answer…
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Will Keir Starmer get to punish the disabled? Will the Labour party stop him?
In what's being dubbed a modern classic, Oli and Seán discuss Labour's welfare rebellion and Bob Vylan's criminal investigation, as well as partaking in some…
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Are Bob Vylan the next KNEECAP?
Today the triple threat are back in the dungeon on this, the Monday after Glastonbury, to chew the cud over the weekend's events. As the BBC comes under fire…
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Another round: Neoliberalism is under threat with the IEA's Chris Snowden
Chris Snowden of the IEA, a neoliberal think tank, joins Ava in the JOETowers basement to talk smoking, gambling, and threats to the neoliberal way of life…
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Who is really running the Labour party? Anushka Asthana interview
Ava sits down with the US Editor of Channel 4 News Anushka Asthana on the launch of her new book Taken for Red. They get into the mind of Keir Starmer, his…
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Welfare Cuts and Pride as protest
Today Ava and Conor talk welfare cuts, the rebellion Starmer faces over them, and the state of Pride in 2025. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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PMQs with Vittorio Angelone
Comedian and friend of friends of the podcast Vittorio Angelone joins us for some (deputy) PMQs analysis. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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What we saw at the Palestine Action protest
Laura returns from yesterday's Palestine Action protest to tell Seán all about it. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now…
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Are we doing Iraq 2.0?
In what could be described as a loose record, Ed and Ava touch on recent developments in the Middle East, Labour's threatened proscription of Palestine Action…
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Another round: How Trump destroyed his own legacy
Author of The Big Short Michael Lewis swing by JOETowers to chat to Oli about "who" actually is government. His new book Who is Government? is out now…
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Why there are no "geniuses" anymore
Helen Lewis swung by JOETowers to chat if anyone is actually a genius - and what who we label "geniuses" tells us about society. She argues that "genius" is a…
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What we saw at the terrorism trial of KNEECAP
After reporting from the scene of Mo Chara's court hearing and its surrounding protest yesterday, Seán and Laura dive into what they saw and why the British…
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Big Ange and Philpch have it off at PMQs
On today's 'tight' record, Ed and Oli discuss the illustrious Deputy Prime Minister's Questions, Robert Jenrick's dark arts, and school uniforms. Support…
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What’s controversial about the mass rape of children?
After Yvette Cooper's statement in the Commons yesterday responding to the findings of the Casey report, Seán, Oli, and Laura delve into what's really going on…
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On the ground in Ballymena
Ed returns to the studio to discuss his Journalism in Northern Ireland, where he was on the ground reporting on the Ballymena riots. Oli joins him to create…
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How Trump changed the world with Anne Applebaum
Ava is joined by journalist and historian Anne Applebaum on the release of the paperback of her book Autocracy Inc. They discuss Trump, authoritarianism, and…
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Does Britain have a "fentanyl" crisis?
Laura's been in Birmingham, finding out about the city's synthetic opioid crisis. She chats to DISPATCH's editor Jacob Furedi about the drug deadlier than…
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Some thoughts on Rachel Reeves' spending review
In a quiet studio, Oli Dugmore alone takes on Rachel Reeves' spending review with some hard analysis... and a surprise at the end. Subscribe to How to Rebuild…
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Going deep on the Ballymena riots
Before Oli dives into the spending review tomorrow morning, Seán joins him to talk the Ballymena riots and how the far right are mobilising across borders…